Tuesday 26th May 2026

Tuesday 26th May 2026

Land’s End: 1 dark phase Booted Eagle at 10.30 am. Circling and drifting slowly north. (P St Pierre)

Lizard, Windmill Farm: 1 Honey Buzzard heading south at 10am, 1 Lapwing, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 25 Red Kite. (D Wright)

Lizard, Mullion: 1 dark morph Honey Buzzard, c90 Red Kite, late morning. (J Drage Hubert)

Falmouth, Old Hill: 7 Swift, 5 Red Kite heading NE. (S Van Hear)

Falmouth: 12 Red Kite heading north. (D Peers)

Falmouth, Maen Valley10.30-11.10: 23 Red Kites flew north. (P McCartney)

Lizard, Brays Cot: 1 Cattle Egret, 14 Red Kite. (J Drage Hubert, P Wiltshire)

Lizard Point: 9 Red Kite. (I Williams)

Lizard, Kynance: 9 Red Kite, 2 Robin, 5 Meadow Pipit, 1 Wren, 3 Linnet. (D Pollard)

Lizard, Coverack: 12+ Red Kite. (S Cox)

Tywardreath: 1 Red Kite, flying east, 12.40pm. (A Barnard)

Mevagissey1 Red Kite. (J Brown)

Seaview Terrace: 1 Red Kite over. (S Ashby)

Truro, Calenick8 Red Kite between Calenick and Newham, Truro. (G Fisher)

Porthilly Point: 3 Red Kite over, 1 m Kestrel, 1pr Rock Pipit, 2 Shelduck. (S Grose)

Bodmin2 Red Kite, drifting east. (J Macadam)

Wadebridge, Trewornan Bridge: 5 Cattle Egret. (S Grose)

Porth Reservoir: 5 prs Great Crested Grebe (1pr carrying 2 juv, 1pr with 1 juv and 2 eggs, 2 prs still incubating,1 pr abandoned nest), 7 Cormorant, 2 prs Coot with young, 256 Herring Gull, 3 Reed Warbler, 5 Blackcap, 7 Chiffchaff, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Marsh Tit. (S Grose)

Sancreed: 1 Sparrowhawk with small chick. (G Gillard)

Trevorian Pool: 1 female Scaup (presumed injured), male Tufted Duck, lots of Red-veined Darter. (P St Pierre)

Downderry: 6 Great Northern Diver and c25 Manx Shearwater early morning. (A Payne)

South Wheal Frances: (10.30 hrs). 4 Common Swift screeching ground the old mine buildings which are a potential nest site. (N Watmough)

Dobwalls, private garden: 4 Swallow, 1 Red Kite over, 1 juv & 2 adult Rook, 1 Great Tit,  1 Sparrowhawk over, 1 juv Blackbird, 5 Starling over, 1 juv Wood Pigeon, 1 Robin, 2 Painted Lady, 1 Speckled Wood, 1 Silver Y Moth, 1 Red Admiral. (C&J Duffy)

St Kew Highway: 1 Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Carrion Crow, 16 Chaffinch, 20 Robin, 7 Blue Tit, 8 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 16 Blackcap, House Sparrow, Jackdaw, 7 Blackbird, 3 Swallow, 1 Buzzard, 2 Song Thrush, 21 Wren, 1 Nuthatch, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Coal Tit, 1 Jay, 3 Bullfinch, 3 Pheasant, 1 Dunnock, 3 Willow Warbler, 2 Swift, 1 Herring Gull, c30 Rook, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Magpie. Also, Orange Tip, Speckled Wood, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, 1 Golden Ringed Dragonfly, 3 Emperor Dragonfly, 200+ Beautiful Demoiselle. (G Horsley)

Marazion Marsh RSPB 14.15 – 15.15: 4 (2m 1f 1juv) Stonechat, 4 (2f 2juv) Linnet, 2 Dunnock, 10 Jackdaw, 4 Carrion Crow, 3 Cetti’s Warbler heard, 8 (6m 2f one with 6 several week old ducklings), 5 Moorhen, 28+ Canada Goose (3prs with 3, 6 & 11 goslings), 3 Little Egret, 2 Grey Heron. (M Webb)

Late submission, 25/5, Boswednack: 1 Golden Oriole seen and heard. (L Thompson)

Late submission, 25/5, Trevone Village: 3 Swift. (T Nightingale)

TJW

Honey Buzzard - Dougy Wright
Sparrowhawk - Gerry Gillard
Red Kite, over Truro, 26/05/2026 - Gill Fisher
Linnet - Martin Webb